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The Fighter

The remarkable true story Paul 'Warlord' Warren,
the young soldier and former Muay Thai boxing champioin, who lost one of his
legs when an IED exploded during a mission in Afghanistan. A story of enormous
courage, great determination and deep love.

Paul 'Warlord' Warren was an Australian Muay
Thai kick-boxing champion who was used to the physically punishing world of
martial arts at its highest level. But nothing could prepare him for the torment
he would face in the Australian army. One month after he arrived in Afghanistan
as a soldier in the ADF, an IED exploded, tearing off his right leg and
instantly killing his mate, Private Ben Ranaudo. It was 18 July 2009 and Ben
was the campaign's eleventh fatality.

Private Warren's life was saved by the quick
work of his battalion, who got him a helicopter within 16 minutes for surgery.
Paul was flown to Germany and then back to Australia, where he received
treatment for his injuries in Brisbane. Although he had only known his partner,
Dearne, for four months before his deployment, she moved to Brisbane to assist
his recovery.

‍There were many dark times as Paul struggled
with the shattering effects of PTSD, and guilt and grief over the death of his
mate Benny. At his lowest ebb, Paul thought about taking his own life, as so
many other soldiers in similar circumstances continue to do. Recovery was a
slow and at times desperately painful process, but the discipline and toughness
he'd learned from his martial arts background and the fierce love of Dearne
helped him mend.

The Fighter is
a story of courage, determination and love that will move all who read
it.

I was fortunate enough to work with Paul on The Fighter; he's a remarkable guy, who recently captained the Australian team at the 2016 Invictus Games.

High Voltage is the first biography to focus exclusively on Angus. It tells of his remarkable rise from working-class Glasgow and Sydney to the biggest stages in the world. The youngest of eight kids, Angus always seemed destined for a life in music, and it was his passion and determination that saw AC/DC become hard rock’s greatest act. Over the years, Angus has endured the devastating death of iconic vocalist Bon Scott, the forced retirement of his brother in arms, Malcolm Young, and more recently the loss from the band of singer Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd. Yet somehow the little guitar maestro has kept AC/DC not just on the rails, but at the top of the rock pile. Must be those big balls . . .

I launched the book at the Thirroul Writers Festival on August 25 and spoke with AC/DC photographer Philip Morris at Rockdale Library on September 5. You can read an extract of High Voltagehere and also read a review from the Daily Review and from Sydney's Daily Telegraph. I'm being interviewed here on Channel 9's Today Extra. I spoke with Nick Bennett at Talking Lifestyle about High Voltage, Bern Young at ABC Gold Coast and Andrew O'Keefe at Weekend Sunrise. Here's a piece I wrote about Angus for the Guardian. High Voltage also topped the independent publisher bestseller list on its week of release — it's a #1! Here are details for the aduio book edition of High Voltage.